Membership

Membership Types

Utility, Industry, and Service Provider

INDUSTRY MEMBERS
Industry members include any companies that produce smart grid technologies and services such as metering, sensors, communications, software, data analytics, systems integration, and other solutions. Industry membership also applies to companies that deploy smart grid and related energy solutions to run more efficiency and effectively.

UTILITY MEMBERS
Utility members include any companies that generate, distribute and/or sell energy to end consumers. These include co-op, municipal, and investor owned utilities.

SERVICE PROVIDER MEMBERS
Service provider members offer support to the smart grid industry through various services including accounting, banking, legal, recruiting, consulting, research, and other services.

Education, Government, and Non-Profit

EDUCATION MEMBERS
Education members include universities and other educational institutions involved in the research, development and demonstration of smart grid and related technologies and models.

GOVERNMENT MEMBERS
Government members include local, state, regional, and national government agencies and organizations involved in and interested in the development of smart grid and related industries.

NON-PROFIT MEMBERS
Non-profit members include 501c3 and 501c6 industry and advocacy organizations involved in and interested in smart grid, energy, environment, and related areas.

Non-Affiliated

INDIVIDUAL
This membership level is designed for professionals who are not-affiliated with another membership level, or may be the only staff person within an organization overseeing the company’s Smart Grid solution. In addition, this level is ideal for individual consultants, subject matter experts, or simply an interested citizens.

Additional Value For Membership

Upon joining our community, an organization can register additional colleagues within the organization for no additional cost; and there is no cap to additional registrants. Moreover, members gain price discounts for all Smart Grid Northwest’s events.

Featured Member

For more than 145 years, Puget Sound Energy has provided local energy service for communities across Washington and proudly serves 1.5 million customers today. PSE is investing in smart grid capabilities to help customers save money and energy, while helping the community continue improving reliability and reduce our carbon footprint. PSE is testing and rolling out some exciting, cutting-edge technologies that allow the utility to meet customer energy needs cleanly and effectively.